Potez 63

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The Potez 63 was a French twin-engine multi-role combat aircraft family of the late 1930s, used primarily as a fighter, reconnaissance, and light bomber during the early stages of World War II.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Potez 630 2
Potez 63 canonical 1
Potez 63.11 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft family
twin‑engine military aircraft
aircraftType multi‑role combat aircraft
airForceRole front‑line service
capturedBy Luftwaffe
category French military aircraft
World War II French aircraft
twin‑engine aircraft family
construction all‑metal monoplane
countryOfOrigin France
crew 2
3
designer Potez
engineConfiguration twin‑engine
enteredService late 1930s
era early World War II
interwar period
familyMember Potez 63.11
linked to: Potez 63

Potez 630
linked to: Potez 63

Potez 631
linked to: Potez 63

Potez 633
linked to: Potez 63

Potez 637
linked to: Potez 63
firstFlightDate 1936
landingGear retractable landing gear
manufacturer Potez
notableTheater Battle of France
numberOfEngines 2
originatedAs French twin‑engine fighter requirement
primaryUser Armée de l’Air
linked to: French Air Force
role fighter aircraft
light bomber
reconnaissance aircraft
status retired
usedAs army cooperation aircraft
day fighter
fighter‑bomber
night fighter
reconnaissance platform
usedBy Armée de l’Air
linked to: French Air Force

Croatia
French Air Force
Germany
Romania
Vichy France
usedInConflict World War II
usedInPeriod early 1940s
late 1930s

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Potez 63 familyMember Potez 630
linked to: Potez 63
Potez 63 familyMember Potez 631
linked to: Potez 63
Potez 63 familyMember Potez 633
linked to: Potez 63
Potez 63 familyMember Potez 637
linked to: Potez 63
Potez 63 familyMember Potez 63.11
linked to: Potez 63
Hispano-Suiza 12Y notableUserAircraft Potez 630
subject linked to: Hispano-Suiza 12Y engine
linked to: Potez 63